Winder v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the. Circuit Court of the United States for the District, of Columbia, holden in and for the county of Washington.
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This case was brought up, by writ of error, from the. Circuit Court of the United States for the District, of Columbia, holden in and for the county of Washington. It was an action of scire facias, brought by Caldwell against Winder, upon a claim filed under the act of' Congress ■ passed March 2,1833, entitled “An Act to secure to mechanics and others, payment for labor done and materials furnished in the erection of buildings in the District of Columbia.?’ 4 Stat. at Large, 659. Caldwell, in March, 1849, filed his claim in- the clerk’s office, consisting of the gross sum of $10,500,…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Grier
Caldwell, who was plaintiif below, entered’ into a contract With Winder, “ to furnish ajl the materials and do all the carpenter work required to a certain house to be erected in the city of Washington,” for the sum of ten thousand dollars. After the house was finished, .the contractor filed a lien against the building,..claiming this sum, together with sundry charges for extra' work. A scire facias was issued to enforce this claim, and a trial hád, in the course of which, numerous bills of exception were sealed by the court at the defendant’s instance, which form the subjects for our…
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